Authors Note:This is my first Final Fantasy fic so be nice. I love Vincent, so he is going to get picked on...but then again so is Cloud. Also, this is going to start out kinda humorous at Vincent and Clouds expense. Then it will get more serious as it progresses. I don't own anything that has to do with FFVII except for a Cerberus key chain and Vincent model so no suing! No flamers either, I will sic Vincent on you!

Picking Teams

Why Cloud let Yuffie pick the teams this time was beyond him. Yuffie only wanted Tifa and Vincent and herself of course. Leaving Cloud with Cid, Barret and Red XIII. Of course Cloud didn't agree with this arrangement. He said he needed a close combat person on his team. But the others new it was because he had feeling for Tifa. Vincent leaned against the wall and listened as the teams were being decided. He knew that he was going to end up with Yuffie and that he would have to listen to her whine during the whole mission. He was somewhat prepared to handle that but what he wasn't prepared for was what happened next.

"Why can't I take Tifa this time?" Yuffie whined.
"Because she is always on the same team I am. I need a close combat person." Cloud replied crossing his arms across his chest defiantly. Tifa just stood there grinning. She knew Cloud would give in soon especially since Vincent wasn't chipping in to defend him and the others were trying very hard to contain their laughter.

"I want Tifa this time! You said I could pick teams and I picked Tifa and Vinny!" Yuffie stomped her foot and crossed her arms over her chest, pouting. Vincent cringed when he heard his name shortened to Vinny but he said nothing. Cloud sighed and dropped is arms to his sides. His shoulders fell with them.
"Fine, Tifa and Vincent are on your team." Cloud told her.

He couldn't believe she used that ploy against him. Vincent snapped his head up and looked at Cloud. He couldn't believe that he agreed to it.

"YAY! I knew you would see things my way!" she screamed happily.
Tifa just smiled at Cloud and shook her head. She knew exactly where Yuffie learned that trick. Cloud shook his head in defeat.
"I will be fine Cloud. Vincent is here to protect us." Tifa told him throwing a glance at the gunner leaning on the wall.
"I will go and start dinner." She turned on her heels and headed for the kitchen with the boys still trying to keep from laughing.
"Yuffie, will you come and help me please?" Tifa called as she walked past Yuffie who was now doing a victory dance in front of Cloud.
"Sure!" she said as she sprinted towards the kitchen almost falling on her face.

The others waited until she was gone before they finally let go of their laughter. Vincent could handle Yuffie and Barret, hell even Yuffie and Cid but he wasn't so sure he could handle two hormonal ladies at once. That thought sent an unnoticed shiver down his spine. He had never worked on a team with just Tifa before, or at least not without the others so he didn't know what her weaknesses were and he didn't know how to compensate for them. At least with Yuffie he knew what she could do and what she only thought she could do. He didn't have anything against Tifa, he just didn't like being in a battle and not knowing too much about this teammates. He made the mistake of pissing Tifa off one time and needless to say he is now very cautious as to what he says to her. He rubbed his left side at the memory. Cloud speaking forced him out of his thoughts. He brought his piercing crimson eyes to meet Clouds blue ones.

"Vincent...Vincent?" Cloud said looking up to him. Even though he was leaning he was still tall.
"Yes Cloud?" the gunner replied
"You going to be ok? You know, with Yuffie and Tifa?" he asked.
"I'll manage." came Vincent's quiet reply.
"He will handle it better than you sure as hell did! He doesn't cave as easily as you do!" yelled Cid as he doubled over again from laughing.

Cloud turned to the others to defend his case.
"She cheated! Tifa does that to me all the time and now she is too! What was I supposed to do?"
"Damn girls...have you...wrapped round their fingers Cloud." Barret said between laughter.
"Why did you let the brat pick the teams anyways?" Cid asked as he lit his cigarette.

His laughter had ceased for the moment.
"She said she was tired of the normal teams and wanted to change things up. Said I wasn't very good at it since she always ended up with the same team. So I jokingly told her to pick the teams then. Well as you noticed she took me serious." Cloud finished looking down at the floor of the Highwind.

"Captain, we are approaching our destination." A crew member called over the intercom.
"Shit, I forgot 'bout landing tonight with all this damn excitement." Cid grumbled as he walked to the wheel.
"Everyone park your asses, we're landing." he called over the intercom.

Tifa and Yuffie prepared the kitchen so nothing would fall and readied themselves for the landing. Cid could get a little rough. Everyone else grabbed a hold of something to brace themselves except for Vincent. He stood his ground against the wall as they began their decent. This is going to be a rough mission he thought to himself.